Ethnicity in the Ancient World - Did it matter?
This study raises that difficult and complicated question on a broad front, taking into account the expressions and attitudes of a wide variety of Greek, Roman, Jewish, and early Christian sources, including Herodotus, Polybius, Cicero, Philo, and Paul. It approaches the topic of ethnicity through the lenses of the ancients themselves rather than through the imposition of modern categories, labels, and frameworks. A central issue guides the course of the work: did ancient writers reflect upon collective identity as determined by common origins and lineage or by shared traditions and culture?

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Ethnicity in the Ancient World - Did it matter?
This study raises that difficult and complicated question on a broad front, taking into account the expressions and attitudes of a wide variety of Greek, Roman, Jewish, and early Christian sources, including Herodotus, Polybius, Cicero, Philo, and Paul. It approaches the topic of ethnicity through the lenses of the ancients themselves rather than through the imposition of modern categories, labels, and frameworks. A central issue guides the course of the work: did ancient writers reflect upon collective identity as determined by common origins and lineage or by shared traditions and culture?

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Ethnicity in the Ancient World - Did it matter?

Ethnicity in the Ancient World - Did it matter?

by Erich S. Gruen
Ethnicity in the Ancient World - Did it matter?

Ethnicity in the Ancient World - Did it matter?

by Erich S. Gruen

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This study raises that difficult and complicated question on a broad front, taking into account the expressions and attitudes of a wide variety of Greek, Roman, Jewish, and early Christian sources, including Herodotus, Polybius, Cicero, Philo, and Paul. It approaches the topic of ethnicity through the lenses of the ancients themselves rather than through the imposition of modern categories, labels, and frameworks. A central issue guides the course of the work: did ancient writers reflect upon collective identity as determined by common origins and lineage or by shared traditions and culture?


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783110995053
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 07/18/2022
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)

About the Author

Erich S. Gruen, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Erich S. Gruen, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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